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Yes I have flown out of Starke. But much worse are around. Don't guess on what others think. Do your own plan and stick to it.

Thank you all, I have the Part 61 licence form signed by the CFI as well for the BFR to send CASA. I will also send this into the RAA and see what hits the fan. Should be amusing.

From all above I would like to put some things on the table. If you assume you are all WRONG. This could have been caused by a number of factors or one that has nothing to do with a turn back with an engine shut down. So just stop guessing and wait - instead of some above "knowing it all from the lounge chair at this point of time". Some other factors that can be included are: FIRST - It may have been a medical problem. SECOND - Partial engine failure (WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE UPON CERTAIN CRITERIA) - (don't start I know its a piece of string) THIRD - Control Failure FOURTH - Partial Structural Failure Fifth - AND SOMETINES NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW WHY. I am sure new pilots will be looking at this a saying what in hell is going on. Flying is safe and getting safer with knowledge, training and EXPERIENCE The best way to pay tribute to Ross (whom I did not know I am sad to say) is to go flying on the weekend in his honor! AND gain more knowledge!

I saw this on anther post but no real answer. I have completed my BFR for GA today (30th November 2015) at Archerfield. Do I need to do another BFR for RAA again or not? My RAA is also due. In other words, have any (GA guys) had any trouble with this in 2015 or is it sorted and just send the paper work in or do both. Thanks all in advance!

The cure is money, then you will be released to fly again. The Question Is: If you did not marry what aircraft would upgrade too!

“Spelling, it seems, is irrelevant to comprehension” Gamrmer d’not mettar mcuh netiehr!

Many fall for that one in FP and weight and balance calculations

Common sense and logic must come into this argument, don’t laugh, all of which is lacking with government. With that being said, CASA can operate to their heart’s content on the commercial side and senior commercial side of large aircraft and RPT etc on medical issues. I have no issues with this. As mentioned in this thread or somewhere else as my Alzheimer’s may be affecting my memory, pilots with class I medicals have had heart attacks in the cockpit the following month and wasn’t picked up by any medical. Don’t let any medical clearance think you won’t have a heart attack. Flying is risk, driving is risk, walking down the road is risk, it is all acceptable risk that we take and the government accepts every day. This is general and sport aviation and we are being attacked with red tape rules and regulations that far exceeds the requirements of what some pilots want to do. Some pilots just want to be able to fly basically outside of controlled airspace away from built-up areas and if that is the case. Good for them. If you wish to go into controlled airspace or over cities, yes, something between, as in mid way of a drivers license and the current aviation med two would seem fair and reasonable to me. Many, many years ago I knew a pilot that put a pill under his tongue just before he took off for angina. I did mention this over a beer with the Aviation Department guys that I used to hang around with. To my surprise, the Department knew of this person and said he is in the middle of nowhere in the back blocks and is not going to hurt anyone but himself. True story. The solution to all of this is quite simple. However I will bet it will not go down well with CASA or the powers that be. For our RAA pilots that are basically flying single seat aircraft outside of controlled airspace and built-up areas. There is nothing the matter with the normal driver’s license equivalent and same applies for two seat operations provided the person that is going flying with them is aware. I also don’t see the problem of flying a two seat RAA registered aircraft into controlled airspace subject to the pilot having procedures and operations to do so have been passed and equipment on board, suitable. To me it makes no difference that I can drive a four-wheel drive car with five people in it and crash into a house or restaurant carrying some minor medical problem but still allows me to hold a driving license legally, it’s a risk all of us take every day with other road users. It happens I’m sorry to say but those are acceptable risks that even insurance companies cater for. To be honest my thinking is the standard of class two medical certificate should be between holding a driver’s license for a car and that of the current requirement of a class two as we are not driving A380s around the sky that can wipe out half a city if they come down as the department seems to think we are. And I’m sure as a backup to all of this, especially with two seaters, nothing is the matter with having a safety pilot with you that can put the aircraft down provided any medical hiccup can be dealt with by an independent specialist without months of forward and back and costs if someone has a intermediate problem as I have seen over the years. Anyway. To put this in perspective which I am sure may cause an argument from the governments side is that all GA aircraft flown by private pilots up to 6 seats have a medical standard that reflects that medical conditions do occur and are controlled very well with medications that do not impose a greater risk to the general public than driving a car and don’t go overboard after a GP and or specialist has cleared it. In closing I was informed while watching the news one day that the government had tested the sewers of some area in Australia. I believe in Victoria and with their science and voodoo had concluded that one in 20 people are driving their cars after taking illegal drugs, now that’s something to think about why you’re watching a car coming toward you on expressway or passing you. By the way I dictated this post by using Dragon 13 voice to text as my Parkinson’s make my hands and fingers jump over the keys when typing. Everyone have a good time flying and enjoy life as we will all be grounded soon enough.

As a person who has been flying overseas for a while, now back in AUS and getting my RAA license redone all of course subject to time and workload. I fly on the dark side (GA aircraft ) and on the RAA side over a few years and in process of generally catching up on what’s changed here. It got me thinking, do you guys keep reviewing or just keep up with changes (and I know there is a lot of them as I am finding out over the last couple of years being out of the RAA system). I know I can fly an aircraft and I can fly a map from experience and many hours doing it, but now introducing controlled airspace which I started with and secondary airports back in the day its getting very similar to the GA PPL standard. So my question is? My modified version of - Pilot Professional Development for LSA encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities including personally make time to review of rules, regs, good old airmanship, review of old training coursework, conferences and informal learning opportunities to start with and lets not forget all the different procedures. Or have you made time or sought professional help such as, sitting down with an instructor when those nagging doubts that can come in the back of your head (am I doing this the right way) or have I stuffed up or not ? For example besides a flight review, setting time to hit the books or reread the ops manual, aircraft performance or procedures. For example driving a car how many times have you broken road rule, like forgetting to indicate, pushed an orange light, or a couple k over the speed limit, rolled over a stop sign etc. Forgetting students in this as they have enough problems getting to pass the training side. AND I AM NOT AN INSTRUCTOR TO BE CLEAR.

The Honda engine on the F1 car today is not good at all. It sounds like a lawn mower is the kindest thing I can say and has the HP of a butterfly. They need another couple of hundred million dollars I think to fix it.

“The plane has been reasonably damaged,” she said. Reminds me of a reporter years ago saying the person was only "Slightly Killed" like to know the difference!

Ran over a large turtle with a Beaver amphibian. Felt like a speed bump on water. No damage to Turtle or Beaver. They don't scare fish at the reef.

Yes I know I was at the factory.

BCAR section S is British. If you remember that's what it had to pass to get certified and fly here as a two seater and in UK.

The Thruster Gemini was the first legal certified 2 seat in Australia under BCAR section S. I know I did the cert flying of the Gemini with Dave Belton as the department (now CASA) would not send ANY of their guys to fly it, but only watch from the ground.

Do you need approval by anyone in Australia --- to place a GoPro camera on the “outside” of an “enclosed aircraft” on the wing tip, tail or strut for example and say on a Foxbat etc . Note - (not and ragwing type or trike) an if so who approves it in Australia if required. For all those first to jump in with the simple answer “it is not in the factory aircraft operating approval notes” ! Please don't I know its not.

Simple - fly and hold the wheels off the ground at two feet along the runway - do not try and land the aircraft or push it down (understand this very clear ) and it will do it (land) all by itself with the stick / control will be all the way back. Problem fixed! Simple!

Simple - fly and hold the wheels off the ground at two feet along the runway - do not try and land the aircraft or push it down (understand this very clear ) and it will do it (land) all by itself with the stick / control will be all the way back. Problem fixed! Simple!

You are missing the spirit of the question and any answer

Please read post again carefully - the POH is out the window. ------ "Yes you have been caught out and with “no other option” but this option – ok"

How many flying RAA pilots are “REALLY COMFORTABLE” in landing in a strong X WINDS. To be specific let’s say 20 knots X wind (90 DEGREES TO A NARROW RUNWAY) with gusts. Yes you have been caught out and with “no other option” but this option – ok ! Also let’s not get into different aircraft classes, tail-wheel, high wing, low wing etc. - but purely your pilot skill level today. Are you, in your aircraft feeling - 1. No increase in heart rate fully confident. 2. Increase in heart rate and attention but should be OK. 3. Taking deep breaths and thinking I should have done more x-wind practice this is going to be hairy. 4. Very worried, stressing, this is not going to end well. Wish I had a CFI or better with me to take over. 5. Wish I had a parachute , can’t do it. Also When was the last time you made yourself practice x wind landings.?

That's fine I understand the problems with a French ultralight trike!

Hi All Just some questions on what people are doing with Hanger Space and what you are paying each month where. Like to get an idea on what is fair and what is not for a Raa aircraft. Anyone got any great solutions to the space/ hanger problems on strips.